2023 LibTech Snowboard Preview

2023 LibTech Snowboard Preview

Lib Tech is a collective of creative board sports dreamers who have eliminated any barriers between us and actualizing the dream. A lot more than the obvious goes into every board we build. The belief that anything is possible. The experience to know what works. The enthusiasm and determination to make it happen.  Highly skilled, magical, hands-on ripper kraftsmen. The world’s best athletes and terrain. Dynamic, multi-medium snowboarder artists. The most exotic, high performance, environmentally friendly materials. The safest, most efficient, environmentally friendly process. Maximized material yields, recycling and repurposing. Zero Hazardous waste. We do it all ourselves because we  love it and nobody does it better. The world’s best boards… dream boards.

The LibTech 2023 Snowboard Preview

The MERVIN Manufacturing Group (the mad scientists behind LibTech and GNU) is the most environMENTALly conscious snowboard makers on the planet. With fully hand-made boards, crafted and designed in Carlsborg, Washington, between the rugged Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges. These boards will change your life!

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LibTech Men's Snowboards 2023

LibTech Terrain Wrecker

LibTech Men's Terrain Wrecker Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2x Hybrid Contour
Shape Directional Carver
Core FSC Certified Aspen: 75% Aspen/25% Paulownia
Base Eco-Sublimated TNT
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain Any Terrain under the Sun but suited to POW and Resorts
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls + UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection
Flex Rating Mid-Level Response

Your dream board if you have reoccurring nightmares. The Terrain Wrecker is designed to leave a path of destruction in its wake as you take your freestyle game and savagely apply it to the entire mountain. A directional shape with a floaty nose tail that loves to be snatched and blocked with a twin chassis that rips in both directions. Technically perfect, hard charging dream board for resort berserkers.

LibTech T-Rice Pro

LibTech Men's T-Rice Pro Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2 Hybrid Contour
Shape True Twin
Core FSC Certified Aspen: 60% Aspen/40% Paulownia
Base Eco-Sublimated Sintered Base
Skill level Intermediate to Aspiring Pros
Terrain Free-Ride to Free-Style
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls + UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection
Flex Rating Medium-to-Agressive Flex Response

Travis' favourite Jackson Hole designed/globally tested shaped in lightweight, long lasting environmentally friendly, powerful HP construction. The T Rice Pro is a versatile stick that will allow you to push your limited anywhere on the mountain and is still playful enough to be your daily driver. The perfect resort snowboard from the world's best snowboarder.

LibTech Rasman

LibTech Men's Rasman Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2x Hybrid Contour
Shape Directional Twin
Core FSC Certified Aspen: 75% Aspen/25% Paulownia
Base Eco-Sublimated Sintered Base
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain All-Terrain Monster
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls + UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection
Flex Rating Medium Response

Coming in from the cold northern reaches, this new directional shape features a mild taper and subtly longer nose for float. This helps with balancing it perfectly between a smooth, switch friendly, resort freestyle and an absolute pow destroyer. The new Ras with a solid FSC certified Aspen and Paulownia and rugged eco-sublimated base is ready to take you the next level.

LibTech Orca

LibTech Men's Orca Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C2x Directional Hybrid Contour
Shape Directional POW Foater
Core FSC Certified Aspen: 60% Aspen/40% Paulownia
Base Sintered Knife-Cut
Skill level Intermediate to Advanced
Terrain On-Piste Killer and Back-Country Devourer
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls + UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection
Flex Rating Medium Flexing Response

Not your average gutless fish. Travis has juiced up this Jackson Hole resort slasher into an all terrain tech shred predator. A long floaty nose combined with a powerful poppy contact maximizing short raids "Whale Tail Technology". A tight 7m trench gouging sidecut. Wide enough to allow you to really put it on a hardpack rail with no toe drag and float pillows like a dream but still narrow enough to be your daily driver all season long. Take it to the AK, drop BC pillow stacks or blow minds at the home resort all season. A mammal to eat all fish. TR Award Winning. Due to the volume shift on this board, we recommend you ride this board 3-6cm shorter than your normal board.

LibTech Dynamo

LibTech Men's Dynamo Snowboard 2023

Bend Type C3 Camber Contour
Shape Directional
Core FSC Certified Aspen: 75% Aspen/25% Paulownia
Base Eco-Sublimated TNT
Skill level Intermediate Riders
Terrain Off-Piste Back-Country Rider
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls + UHMW Tip/Tail Impact Deflection
Flex Rating Medium Response

A dreamy camber directional all terrain freeride board with unlimited freestyle capacity. The relaxed entry directional nose and mild taper floats the power and crud effortlessly. A powerful C3 camber contour with Magne-Traction® guarantees precise hard pack carving and pop and stomp on big take offs and landings. The sustainable poppy aspen/paulownia core and fast running eco sublimated TNT base will have you beating your friends to the bottom all season log.

LibTech ColdBrew

LibTech Men's ColdBrew Snowboard 2023

Bend Type Hybrid C2 Contour
Shape Directional Resort Rider
Core G LITE 1 FSC Certified Aspen + Paulownia Core
Base Eco-Sublimated TNT
Skill level Beginner to Intermediate
Terrain All-Mountain and All-Terrain
Tech Magne-Traction
Flex Rating Mellow to Medium Response

A directional all terrain freeride focused but freestyle ready design that includes a floaty directional nose that reduces fatigue and maximizes fun in pow and crud. Near mid-wide widths and Magn-Traction® serrated edge tech for incredible hold, toe drag free carving and improved float. Built with a long lasting FSC certified eco core and low maintenance eco sublimated base this board is absolutely brewed to perfection.

LibTech Women's Snowboards 2023

 

LibTech Cortado

LibTech Women's Cortado Snowboard 2023

Bend Type Hybrid C2 Contour
Shape Directional Free-Ride
Core G LITE 1 FSC Certified Aspen + Paulownia Core
Base Eco-Sublimated TNT
Skill level Intermediate Riders
Terrain From Resort Riding to POW Pummeling
Tech Magne-Traction, Birch Internal Sidewalls + UHMW Sintered Sidewalls
Flex Rating Mid-Level Flex

The Cortado is a balanced all mountain board that hits the sweet spot between freestyle and freeride. Not coincidentally, the Cortado coffee drink is a 1 to 1 balanced ratio of espresso and milk. The C2 contour and Magne-Traction® edges make precision turn with catch-free ease. The gentle entry on the nose and tighter kick on the tail are for comfortable float and control on all terrain and variable snow conditions. Balance out those natural terrain runs with some laps through the park and the Cortado will be ready for performance action, with a double shot of fun.

LibTech Kid's Snowboards 2023

 

LibTech Banana Blaster

LibTech Banana Blaster Snowboard 2023

Bend Type BTX Hybrid Contour
Shape True-Twin
Core G LITE 1 FSC Certified Aspen + Paulownia Core
Base Eco-Sublimated Co-Ex
Skill level Beginners to Intermediate Groms
Terrain Resorts and Terrain Parks
Tech Magne-Traction
Flex Rating Mellow Response

The perfect board to blast your snowboarding to the next level on. Progression from day one to national championship. Magne-Traction® rips the hardpack and carves the ice with confidence. BTX contour is catch-free and easy to ride, floats the power and jibs effortlessly. Built to last with FSC certified aspen and double helping of lightweight paulownia core and low maintenance consistently fast base, you will be handling this stick off to the next ripper in your crew when you outgrow it.

 

 

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